๐ฐ๐พ CAYMAN ISLANDS
MARINAS SPONSORING THE PANAMA POSSE
DOCUMENTATION | CAYMAN ISLANDS |
Passport | Valid for at least 6 months; requires one blank page |
Boat Documentation | Coast Guard Doc (Original) |
Proof of Insurance | Liability |
Crewlist | Required at checkin/out |
Zarpe | Required at checkin/out |
OFFICIAL PROCEDURES | HAIL UPON ARRIVAL |
Official Country Visa | Visitors may be granted permission to land in the Islands for a period of up to six months. This period may be extended for further periods not exceeding six months upon application to the Chief Immigration Officer – extendable for another 6 monthsย http://www.immigration.gov.ky/portal/page/portal/immhome/visitinghere/entryrequirements |
Immigration Visa | Good for 180 days; |
Required Permits | TIP (Temporary Import Permit) – good for 10 years; fishing license required for each person aboard |
Upon Arrival Visit: | Immigration; Customs; Port Authority |
Upon Departure Visit: | Immigration; Customs; Port Captain |
Entry & Exit Fees: | Unknown |
Notes: | Expect to be boarded by Coast Guard upon entering and/or leaving the country |
OTHER | |
Required Vaccinations | NA |
Pets | Vaccination Certificate |
Currency: Cayman Island Dollar |
Crime Index | Safety Index | Corruption Index | Corruption Score | GDP x cap | Pop (K) | Life Ex. | Cost of Living | Groc. | Rest. $ | Loc.Purch.P. | ||
29.61 |
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NA = Unknown and that is a problem | The Caymans have become a popular tax haven among the American elite and large multinational corporations because there is no corporate or income tax on money earned outside of its territory. 1 This includes interest or dividends earned on investments, making the Caymans especially popular among hedge fund managers. | 43,800 | 65 | 82.19 years | Cayman Islands is the most expensive country in Latin America | Cayman Islands is the most expensive country in Latin America | Cayman Islands is the most expensive country in Latin America | Cayman Islands is the most expensive country in Latin America |
US EMBASSY
NA – closed – visit US EMBASSY inย Jamaica for consular services,
WEATHER
The Cayman Islands have a tropical marine climate, with a wet season of warm, rainy summers (mid-May through October) and a dry season of relatively mild winters (November to April). Located in the northwest Caribbean at Northwest Caribbean, west of Jamaica the three Cayman Islands are in a unique position to be far enough north to be affected by cold front during the winter and still within the belt that is influenced by tropical waves and hurricanes during the summer. A typical day would have you wake up to warm sunny mornings becoming hot by afternoon with a few afternoon thundershowers especially over western Grand Cayman.
Occasional surges of cooler air from continental North America, the leading edge of which is called a cold front is the main winter system affecting the Cayman Islands from late October through early April. These systems are the major producers of rainfall during the winter months although precipitation is not quite as long lasting or of the same amounts as with summertime systems. The stronger cold fronts tend to bring strong North to northwest winds and rough seas, especially along the Western and Northern Coasts of the Islands: Such fronts are locally called โNorthwestersโ.
Perturbations in the easterlies or tropical waves are the main summer systems affecting the Cayman Islands from late May through November. During these months the systems move through the Cayman area roughly every four to five days but can all but disappear for a few weeks. The stronger of these systems tend to bring a day or two of cloudiness, heavy showers and thundershowers during their passage and strong southeast winds after their passage. During the summer months the main impetus for the development of these systems are the tropical waves.
TIDES
Download the Tide tables here
http://www.weather.gov.ky/portal/page/portal/nwshome/forecasthome/suntides30
Tidal range is about 0.7 meters
PILOT CHARTS
CAYMAN ISLAND Pilot Charts depict averages in prevailing winds and currents, air and sea temperatures, wave heights, visibility, barometric pressure, and weather conditions at different times of the year. The information used to compile these averages was obtained from oceanographic and meteorologic observations over many decades during the late 18th and 19th centuries.The charts are intended to aid the navigator in selecting the fastest and safest routes with regards to the expected weather and ocean conditions.
An explanation of historic Cayman Islands Climatology and Wind-roses is here.
AIDS TO NAVIGATION
DOWNLOADABLE REFERENCE CHARTS FOR THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
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ALERTS
CAYMAN ISLANDS SEARCH AND RESCUE SAR
MRCC Cayman Islands Coast Guard
Type: MRCC, Country: Cayman Islands, SRR: SRR CAYMAN ISLANDS
Latitude, Longitude:
(19.3025837,-81.3050003)
Telephone:
+1 (345) 649-6722 (Primary) +1 (345) 936-6722 (Secondary)
In event that primary number is unavailable then use secondary number. Secondary number is a cellular phone and can also be reached using Whatsapp
Email:
Fax:
Website:
INMARSAT:
Telex:
Notes:
The Cayman Islands Coast Guard is responsible for the co-ordination of all Maritime Search and Rescue operations within the Cayman Islands SRR.
Secondary Email: dwight.hunter@cicg.gov.ky